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The Best Episodes of Young Hercules Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 1 - The Treasure of Zeus (1)
    7.3/10(61 votes)

    #1 - The Treasure of Zeus (1)

    S1:E1

    Strife tricks Hercules into removing a vase from Hera's cave.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 2 - The Treasure of Zeus (2): Between Friends
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #2 - The Treasure of Zeus (2): Between Friends

    S1:E2

    Strife frames Iolaus for stealing money from Kora's in an attempt to get at Hercules and causes Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason to be at odds with each other.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 3 - The Treasure of Zeus (3): What a Crockery
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #3 - The Treasure of Zeus (3): What a Crockery

    S1:E3

    After Hercules stole Hera's chalice, he was freed from Zeus' protection, which gave Ares the golden opportunity to kill his hated little brother. Ares uses Strife to lure Hercules to his mother Alcmene's house, where he plans to finish him off for good.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 4 - Herc and Seek
    6.7/10(43 votes)

    #4 - Herc and Seek

    S1:E4

    Jason and Hercules battle Iolaus' old gang after an academy break-in.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl

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  5. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 5 - Girl Trouble
    6.6/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Girl Trouble

    S1:E5

    Aboard a ship, Hercules meets Amazons.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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  6. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 6 - Teacher's Pests
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #6 - Teacher's Pests

    S1:E6

    Hercules, Iolaus, and Jason are all sent to detention, but Hercules and Jason must cover for Iolaus when he has to leave to start his new job at Kora's.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:John Loy

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  7. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 7 - Inn Trouble
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    #7 - Inn Trouble

    S1:E7

    The boys are left to watch the inn when Kora takes off after Artemis asks her to help find the fruit that was stolen from her temple. Unfortunately trouble ensues when Strife and Discord drop by for a havoc-wreaking visit.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  8. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 8 - Keeping Up with the Jasons
    7.2/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Keeping Up with the Jasons

    S1:E8

    After Hercules is bested in a practice sword fight by Jason, he asks Hephaestus to build him some new weaponry. Hercules's new sword and shield are made from a metal that no other metal can harm, and this power brings Hercules a lot of trouble and threatens his friendships with Iolaus and Jason.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writers:Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl

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  9. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 9 - Amazon Grace
    7.3/10(40 votes)

    #9 - Amazon Grace

    S1:E9

    The trio stumbles across the Amazons once again, and this time they invite the ladies back to the Academy. Unfortunately, when they get there, the King of Athens arrives, claiming the Amazons are his property. This revelation doesn't sit well with the Amazons or Hercules, who must try to solve the situation without anyone getting hurt.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl

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  10. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 10 - Cyrano de Hercules
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #10 - Cyrano de Hercules

    S1:E10

    Hephaestus, failing to gain the interest of the fairer sex, builds a woman of his own, but his jealousy could endanger Hercules when the woman falls for him instead of the God of Steel.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Carter Crocker

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  11. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 11 - Battle Lines (1)
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #11 - Battle Lines (1)

    S1:E11

    Hercules, Iolaus, and Lilith are caught between friends when Discord and Strife pit Cyane's tribe and Cheiron's fellow centaurs against each other, with Cyane and Cheiron leading their armies into battle.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  12. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 12 - Battle Lines (2)
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Battle Lines (2)

    S1:E12

    With hatred growing and the facts distorted by lies manufactured by Discord and Strife, Hercules and his friends are running out of time to prevent a war that isn't necessary and to save two people Hercules cares about.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:Brooks Wachtel

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  13. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 13 - Forgery
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #13 - Forgery

    S1:E13

    Tired of being called a wet blanket by his friends, Hercules requests the fire in Hephaestus's Olympian forge to make him more like his father. Although at first it seems to work, by making Hercules a much more laid-back, fun guy, the side effects quickly put Hercules and his friends in danger. Iolaus and Jason must call on Hephaestus to help restore Hercules to his original self.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  14. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 14 - No Way Out
    6.6/10(40 votes)

    #14 - No Way Out

    S1:E14

    Hercules takes Lilith on a field trip to divert her from the surprise party that the others are setting up, but as usual, trouble follows. A cave-in traps them, and Ares attempts to manipulate Lilith into unknowingly poisoning Hercules.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Nora Kay Foster, Adam Armus

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  15. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 15 - Ares on Trial
    7.3/10(44 votes)

    #15 - Ares on Trial

    S1:E15

    After Ares attempts to kill Hercules yet again, he is put on trial by the gods for violating Zeus's order of protection. Ares proceeds to claim he is innocent and asks Hercules to defend him, baffling Hercules, who reluctantly decides to defend Ares.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writer:John Loy

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  16. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 16 - Down and Out in Academy Hills
    6.8/10(40 votes)

    #16 - Down and Out in Academy Hills

    S1:E16

    Hercules, Jason, and Iolaus rescue a drowning man after he literally falls from the sky. The funny thing is the man has no idea who he is or where he came from. Hercules soon discovers that the man is actually his half-brother Hephaestus, the God of Steel, and that he's being punished by his mother, Hera, by turning him into a mortal man.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  17. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 17 - Winner Take All
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Winner Take All

    S1:E17

    Hercules alienates his friends when he abandons them during a competition called The Games to team up with his two new brothers, Pollux and Castor, who are the mortal sons of Zeus. Things get worse for Hercules when Pollux cheats and injures Jason in the process, causing the two to fight out their differences.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Michael Edens

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  18. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 18 - A Serpent's Tooth
    6.7/10(39 votes)

    #18 - A Serpent's Tooth

    S1:E18

    Discord and Strife, disguised as a Babylonian traveler and a Sybill, give Jason a gift that turns out to be a baby monster, which Iolaus soon comes to adore. Unknown to the trio, though, is that the monster is capable of burning down anything his venom touches.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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  19. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 19 - The Lure of the Lyre
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #19 - The Lure of the Lyre

    S1:E19

    A young minstrel, Orpheus, and his girlfriend, Eurydice, lure Hercules, Iolaus, and Lilith into what they claim is a place where the party never ends, run by Bacchus, the God of Partying and Good Times. In reality, they soon learn, it is the realm of the Bacchae, the vampire-like followers of Bacchus, which they discover only after Lilith has been bitten and is slowly changing into one herself.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  20. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 20 - Fame
    6.6/10(41 votes)

    #20 - Fame

    S1:E20

    Orpheus and Eurydice, both reformed from their days as followers of Bacchus, perform at Kora's in front of a sold-out crowd. But unbeknownst to Eurydice, Orpheus has struck a deadly deal with Bacchus, freeing him and Eurydice if he helps recruit new Bacchae.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Bob Forward

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  21. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 21 - Lyre, Liar
    6.8/10(39 votes)

    #21 - Lyre, Liar

    S1:E21

    Hercules and Iolaus meet up with Eurydice and Orpheus, but when it's discovered that Orpheus still has the lyre, Eurydice promises Bacchus that she will become his bride if he agrees to leave the others alone.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Len Uhley

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  22. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 22 - A Lady in Hades
    7.3/10(39 votes)

    #22 - A Lady in Hades

    S1:E22

    Hercules and Jason travel to the underworld in an attempt to talk Hades out of sending Eurydice to Tartarus despite her service to Bacchus. Meanwhile, Jason is reunited with his father in the Elysian Fields.

    Director:Christopher Graves
    Writer:Paul Sauer

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  23. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 23 - The Mysteries of Life
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #23 - The Mysteries of Life

    S1:E23

    The trio discover that Ruff, their monstrous former pet, is being held by a freak show owner. When the ringmaster refuses to sell him, Iolaus and Hercules sneak in and free Ruff, who then escapes and runs rampant, threatening Corinth.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writer:John Loy

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  24. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 24 - Dad Always Liked Me Best
    7.4/10(36 votes)

    #24 - Dad Always Liked Me Best

    S1:E24

    Hercules meets Lucius, another mortal son of Zeus, who tells him that he is on the trail of Pollux on the request from Zeus himself to deliver Pollux to death for the crime of the death of Castor, their brother. Hercules agrees to join him, unaware that Castor was actually killed by Lucius, who has some ambitious plans that don't include his brothers.

    Director:Andrew Merrifield
    Writers:Liz Friedman, Vanessa Place

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  25. Young Hercules Season 1 Episode 25 - Herc's Nemesis
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #25 - Herc's Nemesis

    S1:E25

    Hercules meets Nemesis, the assassin of the gods, and talks her out of blindly killing a mortal just because Hera tells her to. The two then fall victim to Hera, who sends a replacement killer after both of them.

    Director:Charlie Haskell
    Writers:Jim Fisher, Jim Staahl

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Treasure of Zeus (1)" is the best rated episode of "Young Hercules" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 61 votes. Directed by Christopher Graves and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1998. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Treasure of Zeus (2): Between Friends".